sweetmeat box; lid (food service); sweetmeat trays (trays (food service))

A sweetmeat container in the form of an octagonal dish, with nine trays, and an octagonal lid. The sides of the dish are decorated with incised, dot design in a scroll pattern. There are eight trapezium shaped trays with deep sides that fit into the base of the dish. There is a octagonal shaped tray with deep sides that fit into the centre of the dish. The octagonal lid has deep sides that are decorated with incised, dot design in a scroll pattern. On the top, there are stepped sections with a knob at the centre. The top has incised floral designs in circular bands.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
3.4.52/21
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 104 mm x 303 mm x 303 mm; overall: 127 mm x 342.9 mm x 342.9 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
tin; lead; zinc
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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